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MS Star Aquarius
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Reviewed by:Peter White
# previous cruises: 6
Date of Trip: August 14, 1998
Itinerary: Orient
Better than your might expect. Obviously budget but same itinerary as
superstar and mega star ships. Delightfully refreshing lack of Europeans &
Americans! Only some 15 out of 2000. Officers all European, 1st language on
board English. Size of ship (Compare to Superstar & mega star) meant 7
choices of restaurant. Certainly recommend to 1st time & budget cruisers and
those with cosmopolitan tastes.
Night club good. Pool and 2 Jacuzzis small but adequate. Too many karaoke bars (suited the majority of travellers). Plenty of deck space to sit, sunbathe, jog. No feeling of overcrowding despite numbers on board.
Only 2 or 3 of 7 restaurants food included in price. Food interesting but servery in buffet could have kept food hotter. Staff very helpful. Buffet on deck each evening but didn't use it: travelling with son
who had conservative food tastes!
Cabin quiet, airconditioning fine, bathroom small but adequate, bunks comfortable, but cupboard space was limited and overall cabin space very limited: but what do you expect at these so-very-low prices??!!
Karaoke not my scene. Night club quite ambitious but
performers who were not English-as-1st-language had obviously learnt their
words phonetically! Amusing to have a South-American-Indian band who were
all from the Philippines! Didn't notice any piped music: wonderful!
Not much time spent on board. Excursions to Kuala Lumpur and on
Island of Langkawi: both interesting, well-guided and allowing enough but
not excessive time for shopping. All transport air-conditioned.
Only about 15 European, Australasian and no other English: how
refreshing. Most chinese and Japanese spoke some English. Really
cosmopolitan. If you want to cruise with other westerners go to Miami and
don't bother to see the world!
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